Ah Chen dismounted and slowly headed along the rugged mountain path towards Bianbianchang, where there were more Miao people.
Seeing this, Amo also dismounted and followed.
Fifteen minutes later, they arrived at the embankment next to the small market.
This position offers a wider view.
The river that flows from the other side of the canyon forms a small lake on the side of the Miao village.
In the lake, there are flocks of ducks, probably seven or eight hundred.
Ah Chen glanced at the market area a hundred meters away. Although there were quite a few people, some Miao people had managed to exchange their goods for what they needed at an equivalent price.
However, some people are also worried!
Ah Chen's gaze fell on an old woman over sixty years old on the edge of the road.
Thump!
Without thinking, he jumped down and slowly walked towards the old woman's spot.
A few minutes later--
When he was about ten meters away from the old woman, he saw that her basket contained Miao medicine.
Achen didn't recognize any of these Miao medicines, but what the old woman wanted in exchange was a little bit of loose silver.
Real silver, not paper money.
Ah Chen stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at the dozen or so kinds of Miao medicinal herbs in the basket. Then he looked up and asked, "Grandma, what are these medicinal herbs for?"
The old woman sized up Ah Chen and asked, "Little Ah Na (Miao man), aren't you one of our local Black Miao?"
"No, I came here to have fun."
"What's fun about being in such a remote and impoverished place?"
The old woman lowered her eyes and muttered something before telling Ah Chen that if he boiled this Miao medicine in water and drank it, he would be immune to all poisons for seven days.
besides--
If the couple takes the medication together, they can choose whether they have a boy or a girl.
...
The old woman explained everything to Ah Chen, including how to use it.
Upon hearing this, Ah Chen was stunned for a moment!
He secretly thought to himself:
Specializing in the treatment of infertility?
Is it a side effect that men can't perform and women can't?
Ah Chen found it quite interesting, so he asked the old woman how much silver she wanted to exchange.
"Just this little bit."
The old woman used her fingernail to measure it.
Seeing this, Ah Chen deliberately reached into his pocket and touched it, actually taking out a few silver beads from the Nine You Space.
However, he only gave one to the old woman.
"I'll take this medicine. Grandma, do you think these silver beads are enough?"
The silver beads were small, about the size of glass marbles that children play with.
The old woman glanced at the silver beads, shook her head at Ah Chen, and said, "Too many."
"It's alright! That's enough! Grandma, you take it."
"That's still too much."
The old woman shook her head, then took out two root-like things from her pocket and gave them to Ah Chen, saying, "It's an equal exchange; you won't lose out by giving you these."
"What is this, grandma?"
"Don't ask so many questions. Just keep it with you. When you leave Xiangxi, take it out and throw it away!"
"Oh, thank you, Grandma!"
"Here, take the medicine. Keep it safe."
The transaction was completed quickly, and as the old woman got up to leave, she glanced at Ah Chen one last time.
But when she saw Amo behind Achen, her expression changed slightly.
Because the old witch felt an unprecedented sense of dread about Amo.
This sense of apprehension seemed even stronger than the feeling he had towards the Spirit Maiden.
So when she left, she couldn't help but look back at Amo one last time before quickening her pace.
"Amo, why is that old lady looking at you so strangely?" Achen turned around and asked.
Amo shrugged and whispered, "The bugs on her body are afraid of me."
Forehead--
"Then what is this thing that looks like a tree root?"
"It's for warding off evil spirits, or more precisely, for avoiding encounters with the 'three evils.' Carrying it with you will be useful."
Three Evils?
Ah Chen smiled wryly, "Why did this old woman give me something like this!"
"I guess some other strange things will happen here soon! After Ah Chen left, although it's only a dozen kilometers from here to Wupan Miao Village, the road is bad."
Amo meant that the humidity in the forest here is very high.
High humidity levels mean more toxins.
So we have to take advantage of the slightly better weather and slip through.
"Aren't there other routes?" Ah Chen asked while packing the Miao medicine.
Amo said, "There is a road, but it's very roundabout! It's at least 20 kilometers longer, and we won't get there until dark."
"Alright then, let's go!"
after--
Ah Chen and his group walked directly through the forest, which was teeming with poisonous creatures.
Throughout the journey, Amo held onto Achen tightly, not letting him leave her side.
And Ah Yun was the other side of Ah Chen's body.
In the damp old forest, wherever Amo and Ayun passed, all the poisonous creatures retreated and avoided them.
This scene-
The jackals, Li Ayin, and Shi Alei were secretly astonished.
Especially Ah Xing and Ah He, they are local wolves, they know the surrounding poisonous forest better than anyone else.
If it weren't for the presence of the saintess and this spirit maiden, they would rather take a detour than walk through this forest.
Although the forest is not large, the distance that needs to be traversed is only six or seven kilometers.
But those six or seven kilometers can be deadly.
Because a section of this road connects directly to the inland areas.
Let alone them, even if the Miao leader of the Gu Miao tribe came, he wouldn't dare to easily break in.
This shows just how terrifying the Holy Maiden and this Spirit Maiden's secret technique is, capable of causing all the poisonous creatures in the Poison Forest to avoid them.
Even so--
The most venomous insects still managed to get close to the saintess and the spirit maiden.
But the saintess and the spirit maiden did not drive them away. Instead, they used terrifying secret arts to control these poisonous creatures, making them clear away other poisonous insects in front of them.
Ah Chen watched this scene and had the same thought: if he were alone, he wouldn't have taken this path.
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